Tobacco-pipe.



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TOBACCO PIPE.

(Application filed Muy 17, 1898.)

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GUS'IAVE A. OSTERUD, OF SEBEKA, MINNESOTA.

TOBACCOm-PIPE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 640,408, dated January2, 1900.

Application filed May I7, 1898. Serial No. 680,923. (No model.)

To all 207mm/ it may con/cern.:

Beit known that I, GUs'rnvE A. Os'rERUD, a citizen of the United Statesof America, and a resident of Schelm., 4Wadena county, Minnesota, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Tobacco-Pipes, of whichthe following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in tobacco-pipes; and it consistsof a body and stem which are adapted to collapse so as to forni acompact parcel for carrying in the pocket. To prevent the ashes ortobacco from falling into the pocket when the pipe is thus carried, Iprovide a cover which is adapted to interlock with the stem when thepipe is collapsed, so as to hold the cover and stem closed, and tocollect the liquid refuse from the tobacco I provide a cap which isfastened to the lower end of the stem containing a cavity which may bereadily emptied.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, Figurel is a longitudinal cross-section of myimproved tobaccopipe shown withthe stem extended in readiness for use. Fig. 2 is a side elevation ofthe same, showing the pipe collapsed, portions of the same being shownin cross-section. Fig.

is a plan view of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail view of thecover-plate of the pipe, showing the stem interlocked therewith.

In the drawings, let A represent the body of the pipe, composed of woodor other suitable material, having the bowl 2 for containing thetobacco. A port passage-way 3 connects to the bottom of the bowl and isadapted to register with the port passageway A in the stem B when thestem is extended and the pipe in readiness for use.

The stem B is composed of wood or other suitable material; and itconsists of the shank G, which is bent so as to form the mouthpiece 5,extending to the rear from the body A when thepipe is open. A cap 7 isfastened by screw-thread l2 to the lower end of the shank and isprovided with the tapering shoulder 8, which is adapted to engage thecorresponding shoulder i) at the upper end of the passage-way l0 whenthe stem is extended, as shown in Fig. l. The dimensions of thepassage-way are sufficient, so that the stem will slide freely therein.The passageway ll is formed on the rear side of the pipe, in which themouthpiece 5 is adapted to rest when thc pipe is collapsed. Thepassage-ways l0 and 1l are adapted to form a continuous passageway forthe stem when the pipe is collapsed.

The cap 7 is provided withcavity 14 for collecting liquid refuse fromthe tobacco and opening 22, leading therefrom, by which said cavity maybe emptied. The thumb-screw l5 is provided for closing said opening whenthe pipe is in use. The cap is also provided with port passage-way 2l,which is adapted to reg- `ister with port passage-Way 3 in the body Awhen the stem is extended, and port passageway 13, which connects thecavity to the port passage-way 4 in the stem.

To prevent the ashes from falling out of the bowl when the pipe isplaced in the pocket, there is provided the cover-plate 1G, havingvent-perforations 1S for the admission of air to the tobacco. This plateis pivotally mounted upon the top of the pipe by means of screw 17 andis provided with inWardly-projecting spring-flanges 19 and 20,which arepositioned over the passage-way 1l and adapted when the cover and stemare closed to interlock with the mouthpiece 5, and thereby retain thestem collapsed and the cover-plate closed over the bowl.

In the use of my improved tobacco-pipe upon removing the pipe from thepocket the stem B is withdrawn from its passage-way and given ahalf-turn and the tapering shoulder 8 of the stem drawn into engagementwith the shoulder 9 of the passage-way 10. Vthen the stem is thustightly engaged, the port passage-way 4 thereof and port passageway 3 inthe body A then respectively communicate with each other.

In collapsing the pipe the stem is turned and closed into itspassage-ways, and thus caused to engage and interlock with thecoverplate 16. The cap 7 then projects slightly below the passage-way10, as shown in Fig. 2, and the screw 15 can be easily removed and thecollected liquid refuse emptied by blowing through the stem. For morethorough cleaning the cap is unerewed from the stem and both removed.

It is obvious various modifications of my improved pipe may beconstructed Without departing from the principles of my invention.

Having described my invention, what I IOO claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

l. The pipe, comprising the body, the bowl, the movable stem and themeans for fastening said body and stem which have suitable portpassage-ways adapted to connect and disconnect with said bowl when thestem is respectively extended and folded; said stem being adapted toextend and fold upon said body for the purposes specified.

2. In a device of the class described,the coinbination of the body ofthe pipe, having the bowl therein for containing the tobacco, the stemhaving a port passage-way adapted to register with port passage-way inthe body of the pipe when Ithe stem is in extended position and therebyconnect with the bowl of the pipe and cease to register when the pipe iscollapsed, and the passage-way in the body portion of the pipe forcontaining said stem, when collapsed therein, and adapted to sustainsaid stem when in open position by means of engaging shoulders formed onsaid stem and passage-way, for the purposes specified.

3. The pipe, consisting of the body A; the bowl 2; the stem which iscollapsibly fastened to and adapted to fold upon and extend from saidbody; and the port passage-ways in said body and stem which are adaptedto respectively connect and disconnect with the bowl of the pipe whenthe stem is extended and collapsed as shown, and for the purposesspecified.

4. In a device of the class described ,the cornbination with the body ofthe pipe, having a bowl for containing the tobacco and a passage-way inits lower portion, having a tapering shoulder; of a stern which iscollapsibly fastened to said body and provided with a tapering shouldercoinciding with the tapering shoulder of said passage-way, whichshoulders are adapted to engage; the port passage-ways which are formedin said body and stem, adapted to register when the stern is drawn out;and a cap fastened to the lower end of said stem having a cavity forcollecting liquid refuse from the tobacco contained in the bowl, andprovided with suitable draining means for the purposes speciied.

5. In a device ofthe class described,the combination of the body of thepipe, having a bowl for containing the tobacco and the port passage-wayconnecting to the same; a stem having a port passage-way communicatingwith said body-port passage-way; the retaining means for holding thestem in collapsed and extended positions, consisting of a cover, havingspring-clips for engaging the stem when collapsed; and the taperingshoulder of the port passage-way in the body of the pipe which isadapted to engage the stem when extended for the purposes specified.

6. In a device of the class described,the combination of the body of thepipe, having a stem Inovably fastened thereto; the cover pivotallyfastened to the top of the pipe, having suitable vent-perforations, andthe interlocking means for holding the stem and cover closed, consistingof spring-clips formed on said cover which are adapted to engage withsaid stern when the cover and stem are in closed position, for thepurposes specified.

7. In a device of the class described,the combination of the body of thepipe, having the bowl for containing the tobacco, a passagewaycoinciding with the shape of the stem, for containing the same,and thestem formed with the bend near the mouthpiece which is adapted to bereversed and then collapsed into said passage-way so as to engage withthe interlocking means, consisting of springclips, formed on thecover-plate, which is mounted on the top Of the pipe; said clips bymeans of their spring members, retaining said stein closed and said stemthereby holding the cover-plate closed, for the purposes specified.

8. The pipe, compris-ing the movable stein having the port passage-way;the body having the stein passage-Way and the port passage-way whichconnects with the bowl; said stem and body port passage-ways beingadapted to connect and disconnect when the stem is respectively moved toextend from and collapse upon said body, and suitable means forfastening said body and stem when moved to either position, for thepurposes specified.

9. A pipe consisting of a body A, having a bowl 2, and a passage-way l0,formed therein and a stem B conforming substantially in shape to saidpassage-way which is movably fastened to said body so as to collapse andextend from said body, and the port passageways 3 and 4 respectivelyformed in the body and stem; said passage-ways being adapted to registeror connect when the stem is extended and cease to register when the pipeis collapsed, for the purposes speciiied.

10. A smoking-pipe consisting of a body A, having a bowl 2, forcontaining the tobacco; a stem B movably fastened to said body; thepassage-ways lO and 1l formed in said body, said passage-way l0 and stemB having tapering shoulders which are adapted to engage and the portpassage-ways formed in said body and stem, adapted to register orconnect,when the stem is drawn out and cease to register when the pipeis collapsed.

1l. A pipe consisting in combination with the bowl of the body andmovable stem, having port passage-ways which are adapted to connect anddisconnect when the stem is respectively extended and collapsed for thepurposes speciiied.

GUS'IAVE A. OSTERUD-` Witnesses:

JOHN ANDERSON, ANDREW JOHNSON.

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